The California legislature has done plenty this year to leave in employers’ stockings for the holidays–new employment laws that will become effective January 1, 2012.  In addition to the new California Transparency in Supply Chains Act we blogged about earlier, after some eggnog and holiday cheer, employers will need to be aware of new legal

California employers need to be mindful of a new kind of wage-hour class action – class claims arising from the “suitable seating” requirements of the California Industrial Welfare Commission’s wage orders. 

The wage orders set forth what employers must do with respect to employees’ wages, hours and working conditions. There are 17 wage orders, applying to

The California Supreme Court has ruled that California’s daily overtime requirements apply to work performed in California by non-residents.  In Sullivan v. Oracle Corp., three employees of Oracle who were not residents of California worked as “instructors” and trained Oracle’s customers in the use of the company’s products.  Required by Oracle to travel, the

Oregon’s minimum wage will remain $8.40 per hour in 2010, Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian announced last week.  Oregon’s minimum wage is tied to the Consumer Price Index, and is recalculated by the Labor Commissioner every September.  This year, however, the CPI declined 1.5 percent, so Oregon’s minimum wage workers will not receive a raise next year.  Click here